(06-26-2014, 07:48 AM)Amy Jo Wrote: Year 4 had Building Foundations Of Scientific Understanding added (of what I saw).

Year 4 had a picture book added - Gregor Mendel, the Friar Who Grew Peas. He did experiements with genetics.

And Building Foundations Of Scientific Understanding was added as an optional suggestion for Years 3-7.

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(06-26-2014, 07:56 AM)LeslieNoelani Wrote: Year 4 had a picture book added - Gregor Mendel, the Friar Who Grew Peas. He did experiements with genetics.

Shoot, DS's already read it. We have that one lying around. It's a good one!

William (Yr 7), Rebecca (Yr 5), Margaret (Yr 3), Grace (Yr 1) "If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea." Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Then you're ahead of the game! This is one that could be borrowed from the library and read in one sitting.

Mom to 3 boys (all AO graduates and all married!), and a daughter in AO Year 7/8"Practically, nearly, almost and in all ways visible to normal mortals Invincible" (due to the diplomatic immunity of Admin.)

(06-26-2014, 01:28 PM)MaggieAnnie Wrote: Oh I hate when that happens!
Has he read Theodoric's Rainbow?
We like them both

He hasn't! I'll look it up.

William (Yr 7), Rebecca (Yr 5), Margaret (Yr 3), Grace (Yr 1) "If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea." Antoine de Saint-Exupery